Sale reports / Missouri / Springfield Livestock Marketing Center / 2024-07-08

Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jul 8
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
328 head
182 vs last sale 146 548 vs year ago 876 · 62.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
31 vs last sale 41 77 vs year ago 149 · 51.7%
Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Aug 19, 2026Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Jun 20, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last slaughter and replacement cattle sale two weeks ago, slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady from 1.00 higher to 3.00 lower. Demand was good on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,743177.873,09948
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,541147.422,27258
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242147.201,82899
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,055124.031,30971

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,167$1,94022
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)994$1,7404thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)988$2,4506
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,2832thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)890$1,8632thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$1,8482thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,302$3,0673thin

Every lot, as filed

26 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3203,175.00/head3,150.00–3,200.003,1752
Bulls1,728174.41/cwt162.00–185.003,01426
Bulls1,858192.02/cwt185.00–198.503,56816
Bulls1,498155.09/cwt142.00–160.002,3236
CowsLean 85-90%1,065115.04/cwt96.00–124.001,22517
CowsLean 85-90%91889.48/cwt70.00–93.008218
CowsLean 85-90%1,073132.60/cwt125.00–141.001,42342
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1152,282.85/head2,125.00–2,400.002,2832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1061,819.09/head1,575.00–2,000.001,81912
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28901,862.57/head1,850.00–1,875.001,8632
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2895200.88/cwt185.00–224.001,7983
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0951,847.72/head1,825.00–1,875.001,8482
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,091163.11/cwt148.00–190.001,7809
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,537147.35/cwt139.50–152.502,26543
Bred CowsMedium 1-28651,364.31/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3332,264.72/head2,125.00–2,450.002,2658
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29941,739.75/head1,500.00–1,850.001,7404
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,072154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,6513
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19882,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4506
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300155.92/cwt153.00–168.502,02719
CowsLean 85-90%1,102141.44/cwt141.00–142.001,5594
CowsBoner 80-85%1,242146.63/cwt138.00–153.501,82169
CowsBoner 80-85%1,142135.72/cwt133.00–139.001,55011
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,588134.59/cwt131.50–138.002,1375
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,535154.15/cwt152.00–158.002,36610

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.